2 charged in Oakland killing over 'nudging' of car

Updated 5:47 pm, Saturday, October 5, 2013

Two alleged gang members were charged Friday with murder in the slaying of a man whose inadvertent "nudging" of another car while parking led to him being killed in West Oakland a few days before Christmas 2011, authorities said Friday.

A surveillance video showed Butler pulling up quickly to a market near 45th and Market streets in his car just as Douglas left the store, authorities said. Butler puts his car in reverse and maneuvers in between two parked cars.

As Butler moves his car forward, it lightly strikes the car parked in front of it, a dark four-door Lexus LS 400 that belonged to Douglas.

Douglas is seen in the video raising his hands in a "what gives" gesture. Hunter is sitting in the passenger seat of the Lexus, authorities said.

Butler went in the store, where he was confronted by Hunter, police said. Douglas then left in the car, police said.

Butler also drove away, but witnesses later told police that Hunter followed Butler on foot, was picked up by Douglas and shot Butler in his car a few blocks away near 46th and West streets.